Workers at Tarrant Garments formed an independent trade union and struck for a profit sharing scheme at their plant in the Maquila region of Mexico. In response, mangement sacked five key activists and threatened others. They have now sacked another 50 and are threatening to re-register Tarrant and their other factories - laying off up to 4,500 workers and avoiding paying severance pay. Click through to Labourstart to send a protest email to the factory manager. You can also donate to the appeal that has been set up to support the sacked workers, their families and their union. Click on the donate button in the Mexican Sollidarity box on the www.nosweat.org.uk homepage or send cheques to Mexican Workers Solidarity, c/o No Sweat, PO Box 36707, London SW9 8YA.